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lie awake
stay awake in bed
To remain in bed awake, usually because you cannot sleep.
Hear it in real life
Did you sleep well?
No, I lay awake for hours.
I sometimes lie awake worrying about work the next day.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I lied awake all night.
Say: I lay awake all night.
Use "lay" as the past form of "lie" when you mean staying in a flat position.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
lie awake; lay awake; have lain awake
Your turn: say it out loud
I sometimes lie awake worrying about work the next day.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
lie awake
stay awake in bed
“I sometimes lie awake worrying about work the next day.”
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